The FAA extended flight limits at three major travel hubs in the New York City area on June 18 to ease congestion on the runways, citing continued air traffic control staffing shortages.
The limits will be extended at Newark Liberty International Airport through summer 2027; and John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport through Oct. 28, 2028, according to an FAA spokesperson.
“These are among the many steps the FAA is taking to reduce congestion-related delays, address air traffic controller staffing challenges, and improve operational reliability at some of the nation’s busiest airports,” the spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.
The goal of reduced flights at the airports is to continue operating safely while reducing flight delays and equipment challenges, the FAA said last year, when the limits were extended in September….